Mad One is the third single to emerge out of the long awaited Blend Mishkin album called “Unity of Opposites” which is coming out on June 10th


Blend Mishkin & Roots Evolution now bring in Barry Ashworth of Dub Pistols—and find a way to take his legendary punk sensitivities and set them to an undercurrent of reggae with mariachi style brass and, again, Eastern Mediterranean influences. The fully stated rhythmic background of brasses and Vassilis Nitsakis’s melodic bass transports us to a Brixton street, then the throaty chanting of MC Dank Meme brings us to another musical arena. Disparate elements, even different vocal styles, create an upbeat, blues-tinged cut that makes us move to a cool beat.

Liner notes: Dan Franck

Vocals - Barry Ashworth, MC Dank Meme
Keyboards, Percussion, FX - Blend Mishkin
Organ - Katerina Liaki
Guitar - George Kapis
Trombone, Trumpet - Ashley Slater
Bass - Vassilis Nitsakis
Drums - General Sticks

Written by G. Mantas, B. Ashworth, A. Slater
Recorded at The Cave and The Pottery House
Mixed by Ekelon at The Cave
Arranged and Produced by Blend Mishkin
Mastered by Ekelon

Design and Linography: Exidas.com

www.blendmishkin.net

Mad One (ft. Dub Pistols & MC Dank Meme)

Happy Halloween!  On "Black Ark Vampires" Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic Sound System have crafted a throbbing sound-man tune propelled by subsonic bass, bubbling skanks, and pulsing beats that balance the murky and mystical vibes of Perry’s classic Jamaican dub reggae recordings with the flammable energy and bass vibrations of current electronic music, fine tuning a recipe that they have slow cooked throughout their last four years of U.S. tours spreading authentic dub to a new generation in places like Coachella, Dub Champions Festival, and Red Bull Music Academy. Lyrically the track features Perry’s most focused lyrics in a decade, a poignant oath of vengeance against the vampires that corrupted the ark of the covenant and forced him to burn down his famed Black Ark studio, told in comical rhymes that echo the cadence of a Dr. Seuss story coupled with the morbidity of Edgar Allan Poe, promising the details of where, when, and how he will kill these vampires, from Kingston to London to New York City and everywhere; vampires beware; he will kill them with his hair, with fire, with electric wire, and even with roast corn. Melodically the tune packs soaring vampire hooks, spiritual vocal choirs, groaning melodica bursts, and even a few lines from dancehall vocalist Jahdan Blakkamoore, produced and recorded by Emch at his Subatomic Sound laboratory in NYC. Scratch’s vocals were recorded in Brooklyn at the Hook Studio after an NYC performance with the production assistance of On-U Sound’s legendary Adrian Sherwood, producer of some of Perry’s finest post-Jamaica recordings. The session was filmed by a Dubspot video crew after a long drive through NYC during which Perry recounted the better part of his life story as a warm up for the session.

At the age of 78, Lee "Scratch" Perry has built a life based as much on his fame as a reggae and dub inventor who exhibited boundless creativity and innovation in music composition and production, as he has on his reputation as a madman with playful wit, a propensity for lighting things on fire, a natural mystical spirituality that he famously introduced to Bob Marley, and his defiant individuality and commitment to personal freedom. "Black Ark Vampires" brilliantly ties together these divergent characteristics to create classic Lee "Scratch" Perry material on all levels.

Perry loves to dance and loves dancehall. His nickname actually comes from the name of dance he invented called Chicken Scratch. During his tours with Subatomic Sound System, Scratch had a voracious appetite for hearing new sounds and was interested in the "Vampires & Informers" dubstep track Subatomic Sound System had produced for dancehall vocalist Elephant Man. Perry began performing on the riddim live which led to developing the lyrics for Black Ark Vampires and Subatomic developing a riddim for Perry that captured his vibes. Though Perry is known for seldom giving straight answers and many have wondered if he really burned down the Black Ark studio, Emch from Subatomic Sound System says that one night after performing a show in California, he and percussionist Larry McDonald, a Black Ark studio veteran, were talking backstage when Scratch told them the reasons for his own longevity: "Stress will kill you. That’s why I had to burn down the Black Ark." He said the popularity of the studio had attracted the vampires who came to suck him dry and corrupted the magic of Black Ark, but rather than let that slowly destroy him like a cancer, he chose to close the book on that chapter of his life and move on by torching the studio and making an exodus to the UK leaving the vampires with nothing but the ashes.

THE ARTISTS: Grammy winning reggae and dub inventor Lee "Scratch" Perry is a living legend, one of Jamaica’s most prolific producers and a true original with a spirit that has defined and influenced countless artists across genres and generation, decades of great Jamaican artists from Bob Marley to Max Romeo, punk rockers The Clash, The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards, The Orb, The Beastie Boys, Paul McCartney, Kode9, and the list goes on. At 78 he continues to tour, record, and paint incessantly.

Spearhead by producer, DJ, and instrumentalist Emch, NYC’s Subatomic Sound System is leading a dub music renaissance, founders of the US & Europe Dub Champions Festival, 4 years acting as the live band for legend Lee "Scratch" Perry on tours including Coachella & Red Bull Music Academy; plus independently touring North America, Europe, and Asia, and for a decade producing flavors ranging from classic dub to dubstep.

THE SUBATOMIC SOUND LABEL: Subatomic Sound specializes in limited edition exclusive vinyl releases that push the envelope of dub, reggae, & dancehall in the context of electronic bass music through forward sounding productions and unlikely collaborations with icons such as Lee "Scratch" Perry, David Lynch, Anthony B, Elephant Man, Ari Up of The Slits, as well as new school torchbearers like Dubblestandart, Jahdan Blakkamoore, Dub Gabriel, and many more. Subatomic Sound actively produces events and founded the annual Dub Champions Festival running 4 years in the USA and Europe. Subatomic Sound Radio airs on Brooklyn Radio and for three years ran on KEXP’s Radio New York, 91.5FM broadcast which transmitted to a footprint of 11 million listeners.

Lee Scratch Perry & Subatomic Sound System "Black Ark Vampires" vinyl 45 mix

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Prince Fatty Meets The Mutant Hifi in 'Return of Gringo!' is the fevered and frontal lobe-damaged brainchild of Nick Coplowe (The Mutant Hifi) and Mike Pelanconi (Prince Fatty), the result of years of plotting, planning, laughing and procrastinating. Put simply, it is a surf/ska/spaghetti western soundtrack album for a film that is yet to be made. Think Dick Dale jamming with the Skatalites with Morricone at the helm, including appearances from Alessandro Alessandroni (the original spaghetti western whistler) and you're in the right section at the record store, although it is possibly a very small section.
As Steve Barker (on the wire) said about a previous Mutant Hifi release 'it's refreshing to hear a record which fits so badly into any genre'……..
It's a quick draw shootout in a mexican standoff, pitting hard hitting ska against ripping surf riffs and outlaw bandito brass, the cold anarchic freedom of the wild west seen through a lomographic lens where the hot sun and scorching sand make sure that only the toughest survive, leaving their enemies to the flies, the prairie dogs and the vultures. It is the son of a thousand fathers, every one of them a bastard. Every gun sings it's own tune.
There are two kinds of people in this world………
Mike 'Prince Fatty' Pelanconi is well known for his productions over many years, from Acid Jazz to Lilly Allen via The Pharcyde and Graham Coxon as well as his own Prince Fatty recordings and most recently Hollie Cook and, with the Mutant Hifi, the 'Battle For Seattle' Nirvana Reggae covers up featuring Little Roy. A staunch defender of live analog music production, his keen nose sniffs out the best grooves and cooks them to perfection with a sound that has just the perfect blend of retro flavours and fresh spices.
Nick 'Mutant Hifi' Coplowe is known for his work for many years for the On-U Sound label, producing the likes of Asian Dub Foundation, Dub Syndicate, African Head Charge, Mark Stewart and Little Axe, in his guise as Adrian Sherwood's right hand man. A long time love of instrumental surf music, as well as Russian and Jewish folk melodies shape his musical world along with his love of ska, dub and reggae. He is a musical pervert, and proud of it.
No horses were spared in the making of this motion picture soundtrack.

Available on CD, LP and download on Mr Bongo


Prince Fatty Meets The Mutant HiFi - Black Powder

From 'Man Vs. Sofa' the 2nd Sherwood & Pinch album, out 24 February 2017

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Sherwood & Pinch ft. Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Lies

’Divide & Rule’ Out Now -
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Taken from ’Outside The Echo Chamber’ released 19th May via Ahead Of Our Time.

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Divide and Rule feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Junior Reid and Elan

Coldcut x On-U Sound - 'Divide and Rule feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Junior Reid and Elan'

Lee "Scratch" Perry - Smile (Moody Boyz Remix)

Our remix of King Tubbys Dub in the right way circa 2001
i do not own this. Released on Blood and Fire Selects cuts 

dreadzone remix
personnel
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King Tubby vs Dreadzone -Dub In The Right Way (Dreadzone Rmx)

Here is our cover version of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart", it features reggae legend and front man for bands such as Leftfield and Dreadzone Mr Earl 16.
You can buy this on digital, cd and vinyl as part of the Puffer's Choice 2 compilation released on Mungos HiFi's Scotch Bonnet label. The album also has wicked tracks by Mungo's HiFi, Supercat and more.
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Puffer's Choice 2

Capitol 1212 Featuring Earl 16 -Love Will Tear Us Apart (Scotch Bonnet Records)

A meeting of legendary musical innovators as dub pioneer Lee "Scratch" Perry collaborates with polymath Brian Eno. A radical dub re-work overseen by Adrian Sherwood, re-configuring the track “Makumba Rock” from this year’s ‘Rainford’ album for the forthcoming dub companion LP 'Heavy Rain'.

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Lee "Scratch" Perry - Here Come The Warm Dreads ft. Brian Eno

Taken from the Ball Of Fire EP released May 13th 2013.

The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry - Ball Of Fire (Mad Professor Dub)

I found this in the archives and decided to share it with you all.......

This is my dancehall refix of Grandmaster Flash - The Message.

This one has been really good ammo for the dance so I hope you all get lots of use out of it!

Bigup Riddim Tuffa for the riddim........ 

Coldcut x On-U Sound - 'Divide and Rule feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Junior Reid and Elan'

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